Rice v. Bowen’s Empirical Analysis
264 F.3d 698 · 2001
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Chambers v. Mississippi · Christopher Artuz Superintendent Green Haven Correctional Facility v. Tony Bruce Bennett · Henn v. National Geographic Society · Shawn Owens v. William E. Boyd, Warden, Western Illinois Correctional Center · Freeman v. Page
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A petition for state post-conviction relief is properly filed for tolling purposes under 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (d)(2) if it is delivered to, and accepted by, the appropriate court officer for placement in the official record, and its delivery and acceptance are in compliance with the applicable state laws and rules governing filings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[o]ther circuits have ... held that if a state's rule governing the timely commencement of post-conviction proceedings contains exceptions requiring courts to examine the merits of the petition before dismissing it, the petition, even if ultimately held to be time-barred, should be regarded as properly filed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brooks v. Walls“alleges facts showing that the delay was not due to his or her culpable negligence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brooks v. Walls
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.